Cummingellinae is a subfamily of trilobites in the family Phillipsiidae.[1][2] They were common in shallow waters in the early Carboniferous of Europe.[3] One of the last genera of trilobite, Paraphillipsia, was a cummingelline, making this group one of the last trilobites.[4]
| Cummingellinae | |
|---|---|
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| Cummingella belisama, 18 mm | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Proetida |
| Family: | †Phillipsiidae |
| Subfamily: | †Cummingellinae Hahn and Hahn, 1967 |
| Genera | |
References
edit- 1 2 "Cummingellinae". Mindat.org.
- 1 2 "Cummingellinae". Paleobiology Database.
- ↑ Lerosey-Aubril, Rudy; Feast, Raimund (2012). "Quantitative Approach to Diversity and Decline in Late Palaeozoic Trilobites". Earth and Life. pp. 535–555. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3428-1_16. ISBN 978-90-481-3427-4.
- ↑ "The Last Trilobites". trilobites.info.
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